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About Us

Welcome! We are pleased that you are interested in the activities of the ASM International - Los Alamos Chapter.

We always enjoy new members, whether you are new to town, staying for a short-term assignment, have been here for years or have just discovered ASM.

Our meetings are open to the public, so if you have an interest, contact one of our officers. We also support several local activities including science fairs and educational endeavors. If you are interested in support for an activity, please contact the officer associated with that area for consideration.

Please take a few minutes to explore our new web site hosted by ASM International. You will find a mixture of Los Alamos Chapter data along with information and tools to help you get the most out of your ASM membership. Enjoy!

Community Info

Los Alamos is Spanish for "The Cottonwoods" and is an incorporated county located in northern New Mexico in the Jemez Mountains west of the Rio Grande.

The major employer in the area is Los Alamos National Laboratory. It was originally founded to undertake the Manhattan Project in 1943. Now, the Laboratory also works on nuclear nonproliferation, border security, energy and infrastructure security, countermeasures to nuclear and biological terrorist threats, and fundamental science in the fields of high-energy and applied physics and theory, high-performance computing, dynamic and energetic materials science, superconductivity, quantum information, advanced materials, bioinformatics, theoretical and computational biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, alternative energy systems, and engineering sciences and applications.

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ASM International is the world's largest association of metals-centric materials engineers and scientists. The Los Alamos Chapter is dedicated to informing, educating, and connecting the materials community to solve problems and stimulate innovation around the world.